By Gene Bruno, MS, MHS – Dean of Academics, Huntington College of Health Sciences. Colostrum, known as an immune modulator and also for its growth factors, is beneficial in the treatment of autoimmune diseases, viruses, allergies, leaky gut syndrome, and wound healing. Colostrum – Informed Opinion Colostrum is the first milk…

Background: Lactoferrin is a natural multifunctional protein known to have antitumor, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activity. Apart from its antimicrobial effects, it is known to boost the immune response by enhancing antioxidants. Lactoferrin exists in various forms depending on its iron saturation. The present study was done to observe the effect…

DISCUSSION: Bovine Colostrum and Murine Lymphoma Cells UDP-Ga1NAc:polypeptide N-acetylgalactosaminyltransferase purified to homogeneity from bovine colostrum is a monomer of approximately 70,000 daltons as determined by both SDS-PAGE and gel filtration chromatography. An antibody raised against the purified 70,000-dalton enzyme precipitates the enzyme activity as well as the radiolabeled protein. The difference…